The ruinous ghost of empire past
When blind eyes are turned to the past, eyes that no longer see the racism and exploitation of the British Empire but blaze with the remembered glory of a triumphant dominance, then a confection-like...
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Academic answer to sale of aid agency
The Natural Resources Institute looks set to be taken over by a group of universities led by Greenwich. The Overseas Development Administration, which owns the NRI, announced this week that the...
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A regius rumble
The ancient and mysterious institution of crown appointed professors is under attack. It was a cold mid-January morning when the letter from Downing Street arrived at the porter's lodge of Christ's...
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MPs approve framework
A national framework for qualifications for 14 to 19-year-olds should be introduced, says a report from the House of Commons select committee on education. The MPs endorsed a four-level framework...
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Mater matters
A brief word of advice for any youngsters whose ambition is to become acting head of a prominent social science institution. You really have to have been to Manchester Grammar School. Both Ivor Crewe...
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Nigerian v-cs told to cross off Malta meeting
The Nigerian government has barred the country's vice chancellors from this week's Association of Commonwealth Universities conference in Malta in anticipation of criticism of the execution of Ogoni...
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Charity found guilty of racial discrimination
University Settlement, a charity that helps the disadvantaged, has pledged to "assess and upgrade" its staffing rules after being found guilty of racial discrimination. The settlement is run by...
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BSE research in danger
The Government's obsession with privatisation is in danger of seriously undermining research, including research into BSE, scientists warned this week. More than 40 establishments - many of them...
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European shortfall
British universities taking part in research under European Union Framework programmes are receiving insufficient support for overheads, says the Committee of Vice Chancellors and Principals....
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Computer training
A new centre to promote the use of computers for teachers is to be set up at the University of Brighton. The centre, which will focus on art and design, is the first to be based at a university under...
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Library for Paisley
Paisley University has announced plans to build a new Pounds 6.8 million library and learning resource centre. Around half the costs will be met by the Scottish Higher Education Funding Council, and...
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Spongiform council beefed up
Kam Patel reports on accusations of 'woefully inadequate' statistics on BSE, and the launch of a new research programme. A shakeup of the Spongiform Encephalopathy Advisory Committee (SEAC) followed...
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Librarians ready to fight cutbacks
Library staff members of the Association of University Teachers are to campaign against further Government cuts in the face of what they described as "savage cuts" to university library funding....